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American rock-pop duo

Zager and Evans was an American rock-popduo active during the late s and early s, comprising Denny Zager (born February 14, , Wymore, Nebraska) and Rick Evans (born January 20, , Lincoln, Nebraska; died February , Santa Fe, New Mexico).^[2] They are best known for their No.

1 hit single "In the Year ", which earned them one-hit wonder status.

History

Denny Zager and Rick Evans met at Nebraska Wesleyan University in They were joined by drummer Danny Schindler (later of the Benders) in the Nebraska band the Eccentrics until Schindler's tour of Vietnam in Evans also left in and reunited with Zager in

As Zager and Evans, the duo were backed by another Nebraska native, Mark Dalton, on bass.

Their first drummer, Paul Maher, was later replaced by another Nebraskan, Dave Trupp. Trupp and Dalton were also the rhythm section in the Liberation Blues Band and backed Evans on some solo demo material prior to Zager and Evans's recording